cleaning. under "public safety," the community guide service would increase as mentioned, addressing pedestrian safety, social service outreach, merchant outreach, and visitor information. also allocating for an officer program to support public safety initiatives in the district and also dispatch services would continue to provide service requests line for the community. the budget as mentioned would allocate -- would also allot for economic development program support in the areas of business attraction and business retention. as well as management services, and the management of the district, day-to-day operations, advocacy and fundraising for the district. the budget also calls for support under marketing and promotion and identity of the district through district marketing, branding and

promotion of merchants and businesss in the area. just as we conducted a community outreach process to determine these proposed boundaries and services, there is also a formal legal process, which we adhere to as part of the proposed renewal expansion of the cbd. one of these critical steps we recently completed, which we started in march of this year is property owner petition process. we're excited to announce that we exceeded the legally required minimum 30% weighted support and are pleased to report only a 6.4 weighted opposition. this brings us to where we are today, to share with you about the mission, the purpose and services of the cbd, our accomplishments of the past term of the district and to president present to you the community's needs and request renewed expansion of the community benefit district and it's proven benefits.

the success of the cbd has been supported by our mayor, mayor lee that demonstrates positive impacts that cbd service and investment have on our city's commercial neighborhood corridors and quoting our mayor, "as each neighborhood take and economic step forward, so does our city." so we ask for your support in moving this forward. i want to thank the central market community and the members of the steering committee, many of whom are here this morning. as can you see the steering committee consists of property owners, and merchants, to art groups, et cetera. community-based organizations are also represented on the steering committee, like michael of the alliance for better district 6 and residents like catherine, who has lived at 6th and market street for many years and i want to thank

everyone and thank you for your support and guidance in this process. thank you. >> great, thank you. now i would like to move to public comment. are there any members of the public that would like to speak on this item? if so, please step up. thank you very much. i think we have got one more. >> hi, thank you and good morning. my name is antoinetta and i live on 6th street and i was the chair of the redevelopment committee for about the last ten years before redevelopment was shutdown early last year. and yes, we did a lot -- a number of things. we had street guides, street cleaning, a number of services that helped along the street and of course that all vanishd when redevelopment was shutdown by the state. so on one level, this would help to resurrect the services, but on another level, since the money and

support is coming from within the community, i think in the longer range, we're not people that are going to come up running up to city hall with the hand out every time we want to do something in the community and the more we can do on our own, the better, as time goes on. so i think it will make the community more self-sustaining and i would completely support passage of this into the future. thank you. >> i have four names in front of me. [ reading speakers' names ]. >> good morning, supervisors, i am here representing the association coalition of san francisco, when i am a co-founder of and central market cbd expansion would be a great asset to the continuing work of the cbd and our downtown area. and for it to double or triple

in size by the parcel numbers, i think was great, but i was wishing it would get a little bit bigger, but it didn't. i wanted more of the south of market expansion. so i appreciate the first step that has been passed and has been stated, the 32% has already been weighed in and now we're looking forward for the vote for the final passage of the cbd and forming of it for 15 years. so i look forward to the process, and i look forward to the property owners weighing in on this and also the community benefiting from the benefits of the community benefit district in the future. thank you very much. >> thank you very much. next speaker jim haas. >> supervisor i'm jim hooser and the principal gateway is the transit station and

particularly will the grove street entrance and that has been a hellish experience for people in the last year. there have been enumerable shopping carts with guys sitting around drinking and getting into fights, et cetera. it's the largest source of complaints to the performing arts organizations that they have. this is driven by -- has been driven by the illegal recycling trucks that have -- that the city has allowed to populate. these are a major activity and they have been parked on 8th street and they have subsidized the guys in the trucks with payments of cash and drugs. now this problem, nobody cares, the police department didn't care and the central market cbd didn't care because a lot of activities happen when they close down and with the support of the mayor's office i have waged a war against these trucks for the last six or

eight months and i'm pleased to say that they have gone away. this is because that the hiring of 10b officers. but the problem is that by historic anomaly, the triangle block relating to the grove street station is in the central market cbd. they have not shown particularly any interest in dealing with that grove street parcel and when this reorganization started i suggested that they move the parcel into the civic center block and that was summarily dismissed. so i would like you to order that the program for the new central market cbd include evening and weekend ambassador services particularly around the burger king to make sure that kind of activity doesn't continue in the future. >> thank you very much, mr.

haas. >> thank you, board members. i am the president of central market community benefit district, but i have another hat of the social service at 6th and mission working with severely mentally ill adults that mostly live in the central market district. staff goes on the streets and into hotels to work with people who have severe illness to overcome and i want to say that the improvement of the last seven years in the safety on the streets, the cleanliness on the streets, and the cultural events on the streets, that many of the low-income clients we serve can participate has been marked by the case managers and the clients.

we are really excited to renew the central market community benefit district and to extend the 6th corridor to increase the safety for the clients that we serve. thank you. >> thank you, dr. jack. next is william thatcher. [ reading speakers' names ]. >> good morning. as an eye doctor on 6th street i hardly lend my support on supervisor kim's resolution to expand the central market community benefit district. with the demise of redevelopment, we lost important services one is the guide that not only aided the residents, but also the merchants and when there were merchant problems they were right there and i utilize them often. the second thing was cleaning,

which they tended to keep the alleys clean and they removed the encampments when they occurred at night. after redevelopment left, we sort of -- 6th street sort of reverted back to the pre-redevelopment days unfortunately, but now, due to our esteemed supervisor jane kim, we're once again starting the process of improving the 6th street corridor, the gateway to our city. the first thing is the safety hub, which has made a major effect on the street and the safety of the residents and this would really add to the 6th street revitalization, which would be supporting the expansion of the central market community benefit district onto the 6th street corridor to bring back the much-needed services that we lost. so i'm very much in favor of this and i'm very excited about what is

going on 6th street after being there eight years, i have firsthand knowledge of seeing it before all of the services and now, it's just becoming a much better place. thank you very much. >> thank you very much. next speak, william thatcher. >> good morning and thank you for the opportunity to speak. i am the chair of the steering committee for the expansion of the cbd. i am also a board member of the cbd, and a property owner on market street and 6th. i just wanted to express my support of the cbd, and the critical functions and services that it provides the city and the neighborhood and the community, in which is part of mayor lee's overall plan to

increase the safety, and cleanliness of the area. as a property owner, we have noticed the increase in cleanliness and safety in the area. my merchants appreciate all of the services that are provided, especially the community guides or the ambassadors in this case, which help the tourists and the people , the homeless that they need resources that they connect them to. so this is a critical service that the mid-market area and community needs, and those are my comments for this morning. thank you. >> thank you very much. next speaker, tracy.

>> good morning i'm tracy everwine with urban solutions an economic development organization that has been working in this neighborhood since 1982. i myself have worked on 6th street in particular since 2005. and i must say with all of the strategies that we have implemented to try to improve cleanliness and safety on the streets for the residents and the merchants, nothing has been as successful as the services provided by the central market community benefit district. with redevelopment agency funding, we had the luxury of contracting with the cmcbd to provide maintenance services on 6th street, the community guides, and regular steam cleaning and pressure washing and it was just a tremendous asset. having lost those services, you

can see what a big step backwards the conditions have taken. as of late on 6th street, so we are very much in support of renewing and expanding this community benefit district. and we really look forward to getting the services back. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, catherine. >> good morning, my name is catherine barnett and i was shocked by the disarray of the condition of the streets and as a concerned resident i became involved in the cbd, now serving on the board and executive committee. every month we go through stacks of documentation of all

the graffiti that they have cleaned up, the homeless people that they have gotten into services. at some points even saving them from suicide. they are really, really great and they have the smiling faces. we also work on getting the area of arts and cultural center, so we have all kinds of programs of the arts in the street and the ballet and theater district and getting performances happening and greening the park, little parklets. as a tenant in the area, i am all for the cdc. they have really done great work. thank you >> thank you very much. next speaker we'll have brian smith followed by ralph lee. richard lewis perry. robin anderson. and nick berg. >> hi, thank you board, i am brian smith, the owner of

blackberry bicycles on 6th and we opened a little over a year ago. we have been very successful and i don't think we could have done it without the foundation laid by the cm cbd over the last years. it's really critical for my now nine employees and thousands of customers to feel safe and comfortable coming to the neighborhood and coming into my bicycle shop and getting on an expensive bike and riding it around the neighborhood. i really strongly support the renewal of the cm. cbd and i think that the people such as myself who have invested in the neighborhood and the people who live in the neighborhood and the thousands of people moving to this neighborhood, and investing in the future in this neighborhood, will be way worse off if the cm. cbd is not allowed to renew and continue the work that they have already done. thank you very much. >> thank you very much, ralph lee, next speaker.

>> good morning supervisors. my name is ralph lee, the general manager for the hotel whitcom, a hotel with 160 rooms and i am speaking on behalf of the renewal and expanse of the cbd. the hotel has $2 million in transient occupation tax that goes to the city. if we can continue to keep the streets clean and safe, and that revenue can be further enhanced. i just want to speak on behalf that we must continue to renew the central market cbd and thank you for allowing me the opportunity to speak. >> thank you very much. richard lewis perry, robin anderson and nick berg.

>> hi i am richard louse perry a fine artist and also representing the odd fellows and the odd fellows have been here in this area for over 150 years and i had my studio there the last 20 years plus and i the chance to oversee the corner of 6th and market and what is going on and i have to say there has been quite a bit of improvement going on there. i have a letter on the wall of my office in my studio from dianne feinstein, telling us that the streets would be taken care of and since then it's becoming slowly improved. i have to say within the last 20 years, the blighted area that exist there had, for whatever reasons, which are many, i think a lot of is

attributed to the bart construction -- slowly is in transition. there were times when i had shows at my studio for fundraisers and i couldn't get people to come over because the neighborhood was so crazy and nuts. now, there is a lot of improvements going on. you can see that many of the buildings there are being boarded-up for renovation and i think right now it's probably one of the most important times to have the cbd continue. because while they are in transition, and while all of this is going on, there is quite a bit of boarded-up buildings and more activity that is happening there. so these people that are helping out the cbd people who are helping clean the neighborhood are very, very important. i had a couple of murals i put up that were graffitied and they drom cro back and clean them up. if we have a graffiti on the art fellows building, they come right over and clean it up. they have been very helpful in the arts programs.

they have done their 24 days of art, and participated in and also the palate in the plaza and supported. so they have been a very good contribution to the neighborhood and i support them whole-heartedly. thank you. >> thank you. robin anderson. >> good morning. my name is robin anderson and i'm with alonzo dance center and we're tenants in the odd fellow building and our organization is a 30-year-old organization in the city. we have had a very important partnership with the central market community benefit district since its beginning. we partnered with them to at activate programs and as far as the expansion, we find it extremery important and

particularly in the expansion of the guide hours. we serve over 300 student a day that come into our space and 4,000 students a year, because we have 80 drop-in classes, where students can choose every time they come for class to come or not come and we found that a lot are not comfortable coming to the neighborhood after 7:00 p.m. so that would be quite instrumental in changing our business. as a member of the steering committee for the renewal and expansion of the central market cbd, we are very supportive of this. thank you. >> thank you. nick berg. >> my name is nick berg, the general manager of the soma grand. we have approximately 246 residential condominiums. we are very supportive of not just the renewal, but the

expansion. currently we are just outside of the central market boundaries and this expansion will include us. our residents have obviously invested a lot to live in central market. they have a vital interest in not just cleanliness, but safety in the neighborhood. so i just wanted to express my support for the expansion. >> thank you very much. now i have no other cards. are there any other persons who would like to speak? fantastic, why don't you come up? >> yes. i am jim chapel and as an urban planner i have worked in central market for 30 years. and 7 years ago, things began to change, and i think you have all seen a great deal of change and i have to say a lot of the credit goes to the central market community benefit district and the work that they have done. for the last year i have had the privilege of welcoming on

the mjm management team and working with the steering committee and the one thing that i want to say that i don't think has been said yet is how wonderful cbds are for community development and community building. and i think you can see from the diversity of the people here today, who have spoken in favor of the expansion and renewal, that this has been a wonderful experience for many people and will continue to only make the neighborhood better. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >> hi, we're on 6th street between market and mission and we just opened about 8-9 months ago and doing business on 6th street is very challenging, especially for our guests.

because they are concerned about safety and cleanliness on 6th street, when we operate the business and we always find people going through the trash bins and trashing the sidewalks. and safety issues, and i feel like this the central market cbd will definitely help improve that situation and i'm also on the board of the central market cdc as a merchant board member and also on the expansion steering committee. i would strongly encourage you to vote in favor of the new expansion. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >> good morning supervisors, my name is douglas. and i would like to oppose this resolution on a technicality. it says, "government audit and oversight committee." in my

opinion the items on today's agenda have been misplaced deliberately onto this committee. i do not think this committee is being used correctly and i feel this item, resolution of intention does not fit into the proper guidelines of audit and oversight and i feel this item should have been heard properly in other city committees and i think you know which ones should be. if you would like some suggestions for your workload, i get the impression you don't have a workload, so why don't you consider what is going on in the school district? that should have been found out a lo long time ago and when you have over 200 felonies being charged. that is important. secondly, how about the department of health? why didn't there any statement about how much pornography

exists inside the computer programs? please start with san francisco general hospital and i assure you will find some. thirdly, there is nothing to be said about muni. everybody knows about it, the system is about to fall apart and government audit and oversight, have you had a meeting on muni lately? and lastly, district 7, the water pipes how much money is that going to cost? i am just waiting for the next pipe to explode, maybe in the district 4 or the other districts, just waiting for that to happen. where is the oversight? there is no meeting on the agenda. so i feel that today's three items are incorrectly placed and legally can be challenged to be heard here. thank you. >> next speaker. >> hi. my name is michael k nulte --

i wanted to read lay letter. supporting the expanse of the central market community benefit district to provide additional services until may, 2028. since 2006 the central market cbd has funded and facilitated an array of activities that have made our central market neighborhood a cleaner, safer and more welcoming place for everyone. the alliance for a better district 6 membership has participated in all levels of interaction with the current central market cbd programs and activities and look forward in working with future established programs that enhance the safety and cleanliness within the new central market cbd boundaries. we are excited to ensure that the cbd continues to provide the same valuable services to our community just as we have

witnessed over the last six years and this is written by our board president dean clark. and i also want to add that i am on the steering committee of the central market cbd and i was also on the first steering committee that established it in 2006. and we are -- as community members and community-based organization, we feel it's needed to have more cleanliness and safe in your community. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >> good morning, my name is jacqueline and i am here representing counterpulse, a performing arts venue on mission street that currently falls right outside of the central market cbd and we're in full support of the expansion and renewal of the cbd. we feel it would help keep our patrons coming to the venue, since most of our shows start after 8:00.

so mainly we support it to help keep the neighborhood and community safe and clean. thank you. >> thank you very much. are there any other members of the public who would like to speak on item no. 1? okay seeing none, public comment is closed [ gavel ] colleagues, do you have any comments that you would like to? supervisor campos? >> i want to thank everybody for their communities and i am happy to support this and i make a motion to move this item forward with recommendation. >> thank you, a motion made and seconded. without objection, motion passes. madame clerk could you please read item no. 2. >> item no. 2 resolution declaring the intention of the board of supervisors to establish a property-based business improvement district community benefit district to be known with the top of broadway community benefit district. >> thank you of we have board president david chiu.

>> thank you, madame chair and thank you colleagues for your consideration of the item. i am really excited to be here today to move forward, hopefully a resolution to enable the formation of a new community benefit district in district 3 the top of broadway cbd. as i think many of you know, there is a short stretch of broadway that have challenges. these conditions have sadly often kept many san franciscans from thinking of broadway as a destination. for the last few years i really want to thank a number of businesses, residents, neighbors and property owners who have been working together on a number of fronts, on public safety to better think about how to market the corridor and to think about how to clean and beautify the corridor and in particular, we have been working on this plan that is